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Cast Down But Not Forsaken

Howard Finster (American, 1916–2001)

Cast Down But Not Forsaken

Details

Title

Cast Down But Not Forsaken

Artist/Maker

Howard Finster (American, 1916–2001)

Date

ca. 1976

Medium

Paint, graphite on metal

Dimensions

10 1/2 x 40 1/4 x 1 inches

Credit

Purchase with funds from the Cousins Foundation, Inc. and donors to the Paradise Project Campaign

Accession #

1994.212

Location

On View - Stent Family Wing, Skyway, Gallery 407

The Paradise Project was inaugurated in 1994 as a tribute to Howard Finster and remains a prime example of the Museum’s early commitment to collecting self-taught art. The exhibition Howard Finster: Visions from Paradise Garden, which commemorated the artist’s eightieth birthday, included several of Finster’s hand-lettered signs such as this obscure little poem.

Image Copyright

© Howard Finster/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York